[Gltndr1469]

Well I've been experiencing quite a few glitches in FIFA09 that I hope they can get right for 2010. With everything being constant, I've listed some things that I notice could be added/ fixed or improved to the overall experience.

1) Double-Headers: I've had two games on the same day which never happens professionally.

2) I have experienced my system freezing whenever I check my 'board expectations' and recently, after 3 seasons, it always freezes after my match results so I have no other option but to start over from scratch again.

3) After 3 practices every week my players are still in top form and never fatigued and I
only acquire 2 max injuries lasting more than a week and probably a max of 5 total all season. Not to mention the goalkeepers that never get injured EVER in a game and are always in top form.

4) After I play a hand full of matches in one outing the commentary completely stops.

5) Individual Morale is always low for subs and reserves no matter what.

6) After playing Manager Mode for more than 5-10 seasons I can never find any player under the age of 23 and above a mid 60 overall. It'd be nice to see the leagues automatically replenishing themselves with new talent every year so this doesn't happen.

7) Also when a team like Manchester City gets relegated or any other 3-5 star team in the EPL or any other top tier league they should have to sell some of their players. It's just very unrealistic should that happen, that they would keep their 80+ overall talent on the books. No player would want to stay anyways.

8 ) There should be more/longer clips ESPECIALLY after playing the game for a season and winning silverware. It has been repeatedly asked every year on these blogs. Lets see a lively celebration where the captain holds up a trophy and confetti is shooting in all directions. Be creative. It's so lame after all that gaming to see the players just running with each other for 5 seconds and posing for a photo. Include the subs or coaching staff... BE CREATIVE. Thats the moment every player looks forward to after winning a cup.

9) While on the subject add some clips of a manager getting frustrated/happy on the sidelines. Maybe some NEW goal celebrations and better reactions to a win or loss, again please be creative.

10) Include more international friendly matches and maybe some tournaments that players will have to attend or maybe even give us the option to letting them go or not (maybe this could affect their moral depending on our decision). Plus only 3 countries (if you count the leagues country once) play friendlies the entire year? Throw in a World Cup, Euro Cup, Copa, or Nations Cup when appropriate.. mix it up and make the manager mode more realistic and difficult with these obstacles that real managers face every season.

11) On that note, also playing one of the international teams during these clashes would be a nice perk and even managing a country would be amazing.

12) Speaking of international teams I have some suggestions:
a) I understand you may not have the rights to these teams but would it be so difficult to add a 'create your own country mode' (there is only a create your own club) and we could do it ourselves (with more than a two team maximum of course).
b) Or just add all the countries with bogus player names and unlicensed jerseys that we can edit ourselves (i.e. Holland).
c) Put some tournaments that we've heard of: Asian Cup, Copa America, Euro, Gold Cup, etc. I'd like to play as Peru not just every four years a FIFA WC game comes out.
d) Integrating Club Manager mode with an International Manager Mode would be a great addition too.

13) Having the option to practice with your whole team during manager mode (Not just the simulation currently installed) would be a nice way to learn the game and your players as you manage your team. By the way, in the '08 and '09 versions I frequently experienced a glitch with the sim practices during Manager Mode. When I picked the practices on the calendar for the season quickly, it would not appear to tell me what I was exactly choosing (def, mid, etc.) to practice.

14) The addition of some summer tournaments would be great, like the vast array of tournaments that run every pre-season like the UEFA Intertoto Cup, the World Club Cup, the World Series of Clubs in the U.S. and the tournaments played in Asia and Africa between top Euro Clubs and domestic leaders in those regions.

15) Adding a Club World Cup, Copa Libertadores/Sudamerica Cup, and AFC, CONCACAF and CAF champions league would really utilize the MLS, Mexican, Brazilian, Australian and Korean leagues. The game is really just about Europe if there's no alternative if you want to play a team in a different league if you're not in Europe in Manager Mode. By just adding a couple more teams from 'the rest of the world' you can form a makeshift tournament for each region. It'd be a start...

16) And to compliment #15; add some more 'rest of the world' teams if not more leagues entirely. This group of new teams can fill the void enabling more tournaments to easily be created. Top 2-4 in each S. American country (besides Brazil), Top 1-2 in C. America (besides Mexico), Top 1-2 in Asia & Africa. There are more than enough Brazilian and Polish teams in the game, there's no need to fill the 'rest of world' genre with the likes of these.

17) Quick Question: Is the reason behind the exclusion of some of the top Russian teams and other very good western European clubs due to licensing. If not, why are they missing?

18 ) Making it possible for another team during Manager Mode to offer you a job would be fun. Having other teams notice your accomplishments and bid for your services during season play would be quite rewarding.

19) As mentioned before in some blogs, having a price tag for a player in the transfer market reflect their accomplishments that season, i.e. top scorer, most saves, etc. would be a great addition. Supply and Demand should be controlling the market as in the real world (minus billion dollar owners with a ego premiums).

20) Updates on faces, hairstyles, shoes, jerseys, shirt sponsors, etc. would be useful and would make the game more entertaining as season after season players/teams never change during manager mode.

21) With the expansion plans of the MLS and their weird season schedule it would be nice to just add a team and not have to replace a team. Every year it seems a new team enters that league and isn't accounted for in that years FIFA, i.e. Chivas, Salt Lake, San Jose, Seattle, and this will evidently continue for a few more years it seems as the MLS grants more franchises. If FIFA can't/won't fix this, the option of adding a (custom) team to their league without having to deduct a team would fix this error.

22) Why are MLS stadiums packed for day games or for that matter any game. They can barely sell out the bottom section of those mammoth stadiums so at least make them look empty or half empty. The MLS is getting there in time but be realistic guys... And on that note, allow some rain, snow, sleet, and also some twilight and night games to the game.

23) Another glitch that seems to be ongoing is after playing a handful of games in one outing, any penalty kick for or against me will freeze my game after the player takes his shot. Also I've experienced in many of the FIFA's there is still the glitch of the wrong camera view of the opposite goal when a penalty is being taken. I think most bloggers know what I am referring to.

24) List stats from around the World during Manager Mode so that we know whats going on in different leagues and also if we decide to join a new team we will be aware if they are playing in any tournaments the next season. On that note; being able to see which teams are qualified for tournaments the following year and what division they are in when selecting a new team in Manager Mode would be helpful. Furthermore, players that have been bought that have participated in the champions league with another team should be ineligible for champions league competition with their new team. This would make the Manager Mode more realistic and would make the managers job more interesting.

25) I also miss the referees being present during game play. Although I only have a PS2, I'm not sure if they are now present in the PS3 version...

With all that being said I'd really like to know, with many of the comments from the people at FIFA like, "we've listened to a lot of the fans online and their blogs" about previous games and what the gamers would like to see in the following FIFA, why haven't they done anything about the reoccurring requests? I've never commented on these blogs, just read them maybe 5 times a year to see how many people share my thoughts. For the most part many of my ideas have been expressed on these blogs for the past few years and haven't been addressed by FIFA in their following games.

That begs me to ask, are they really reading these blogs... do those readers have any pull of what goes on in the FIFA directors room? Lack of licenses?(but there are ways around it as we've seen with the addition of an unlicensed Holland) Is the budget too small? Was there not enough space on previous counsels (PS2, XBOX, Gamecube) for the additions? Will the enhanced counsels like the PS3 give FIFA die-hard gamers hope?... if so I'd purchase one. I've had one counsel, the PS2, for over 7 years and I've only played the FIFA series in that time. I'm ready to upgrade when you are FIFA.... what's stopping you?